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DBS Regional Outreach Service – Greater London Kiran wil be joining the LCAS RM v-meeting on July 6th, so you have the opportunity to raise points then. The Disclosure and

Namaste Care International Annual Conference, 30 September 2022 at 10:00. Let’s get together We’re hosting a new event, and we’d love to see you there. Join us for Namaste Care

Academic Research into Testing You may recall previous notes about this research, Professor Laura Shallcross has asked us to share the following: ‘Care homes have become used to regular testing

New funding for local authorities to begin implementing adult social care charging reform £15.5 million will help local authorities prepare for adult social care charging reform in October 2023 Adult

DHSC Covid Testing update (Friday 17th June 2022) At the previous DHSC CAWGS meeting we discussed a plan to pause regular asymptomatic testing across England, including across ASC and the

DHSC message regarding mask use. We have become aware of some confusion about the wearing of face masks in all adult social care settings, including domiciliary care, extra care housing

Backdated Payment Principles for FNC On 11.5.22, DHSC announced the new rate for NHS funded nursing care (FNC) 2022/23 and a retrospective uplift for 2021/22, in recognition of the additional

Registered Manager V-Meeting Wednesday June 15th 10.00 – 11.30 Developing the Future of your Organisation Apologies, for technical reasons, the recording of this event failed. Suzanne Elwick From the DHSC

Masks in Care Settings The DHSC have made it clear that the guidance around masks in adult social care has not changed. This guidance remains in force: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infection-prevention-and-control-in-adult-social-care-covid-19-supplement.  UKHSA and